Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadrature amplitude modulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: quadra-ture am-pli-tude -mod-u-la-tion
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

quadrature amplitude modulations (plural)

Questions

What does quadrature amplitude modulation mean?: A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.

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